Receptionist

Bidwells ,
Norwich, Norfolk

Overview

Job Description

Would you like to work for a business who invest in their people and ensures every employee has an excellent work life balance? Our Norwich Office, which was renovated in 2019, promotes agile and allows you to have the work life balance we all strive for in this day and age. You are left to do your day to day duties and responsibilities and given the autonomy to be the best you can be. We are now recruiting for a Receptionist to join our fun and outgoing team based in Norwich on a 8 month Fixed Term Contract to cover a maternity leave. As the first point of contact at Bidwells the successful candidate must portray the correct corporate and friendly image by being well spoken and polite, have impeccable communication skills and have immaculate personal presentation. The person will have a natural ability to nurture strong professional relationships within close knit-teams. Key Responsibilities * Deal with clients and applicants on the telephone and face to face. Must ensure that the applicant's requirements are noted. Where necessary, direct enquiries to the professional staff within the relevant department. * Receive requests for property details and take details of applicants who wish to be placed on our mailing list for residential, sales, development land and Commercial and add applicant's details to Reapit. * Prompt answering of calls to main telephone line. * Date stamp and distribute all incoming post. * Receive and frank all outgoing mail and maintain the franking machine with consumables and postage. * Ensure the reception area is tidy and well presented. * Update marketing material in reception area. * Assist Norwich office with Back filing and archiving, keeping the Filing System up to date. * Copy and audio typing. * Weekly stationery order and stock checks. * General administrative support, as required for the Norwich Office. * Occasional visits to local sites, County/District Council Offices to deliver/collect plans/applications and documents. * Any other reasonable duties, as required. Experience Required * Excellent Secretarial and admin experience * Excellent working knowledge of Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook. * Excellent oral and written communication skills. * Professional appearance * Ability to communicate at all levels whilst maintaining absolute confidentiality where required. * Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail. * Ability to work under pressure and to deadlines. * Ability to use own initiative. We are looking for individuals who have done majority of the duties above or have a good understanding of what is required to be successful in this type of role and looking for a new challenge. Experience of working in a professional services firm would be preferred, however we are flexible.